> This was posted at another Yahoo group to which I belong, so I am
> sharing the information with you.
>
> If you belong to ANY Yahoo Groups - be aware that Yahoo is now
> using "Web Beacons" to track every Yahoo Group user. It's similar to
> cookies, but allows Yahoo to record every website and every group you
> visit, even when you're not connected to Yahoo. Look at their updated
> privacy statement at:
>
> http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/details.html
>
> About half-way down the page, in the section on *cookies*, you will
> see a link that says *WEB BEACONS*:
>
> http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/webbeacons/
>
> Click on the phrase "Web Beacons." On the page that opens, on the
> left find a box entitled "Opt-Out."
>
> In that section find "opt-out of interest-matched advertising" link
> that will let you "opt-out" of their snooping. Click it and then
> click the opt-out button on the next page.
>
> Note that Yahoo's invasion of your privacy - and your ability to opt-
> out of it - is not user-specific. It is MACHINE specific. That means
> you will have to opt-out on every computer (and browser) you use.
>
> Please forward this to your other groups. You might complain, too,
> but I'm not sure if anyone is listening.